⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Howard; Floyd; Chickasaw – Friday, August 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 2:40PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

Details

At 239 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Elma to near Charles City to 7 miles
southwest of Greene. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Charles City and Elma around 245 PM CDT.
Nashua and Ionia around 250 PM CDT.
New Hampton and Jerico around 255 PM CDT.
Protivin around 300 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Bradford,
Chickasaw, Oakwood, New Hampton Airport, Powersville, Republic,
Colwell County Park, and Alta Vista.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
north central and northeastern Iowa.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.